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Financial advice firms profits jumps: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
New data suggests that 38% of financial advisers are reporting higher practice profitability. According to Investment Trends' 2023 Adviser Business Model Report, the number of advisers has decreased, but on average those who are left, are servicing ...

Colonial First State previews new MA offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
Colonial First State (CFS) has revealed its new managed accounts offering, to be made available on the newly launched Edge platform. The Accelerate Series has been designed in response to feedback from financial advisers, helping them meet best interest ...

LGT seals abrdn wealth business deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Six months after the sale was announced, LGT has officially taken on abrdn's discretionary funds management business in the UK and Jersey in exchange for about $275 million. Under the deal, originally reached in February, LGT Wealth Management has absorbed ...

Rest awards mandate to specialist fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... contribute to Rest's objective to achieve a net zero carbon footprint for the fund by 2050 and is a welcome continuation of our plan to increase our allocation to climate-related solutions. As a long-term supporter of Australian infrastructure assets ...

Income Asset Management appoints head of sales

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Income Asset Management (IAM) has strengthened its capital markets team with the appointment of Jenna Labib as head of sales, effective yesterday. The ASX-listed investment firm promoted Labib from her previous role as head of adviser services to the ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
Most superannuation funds are appropriately valuing their investments in Canva, according to APRA, which used its high-profile and whipsaw valuation in 2022 to see if they are abiding by its unlisted asset valuation requirements. Canva was at the forefront ...

Sequoia liquidates Libertas Financial Planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
Libertas Financial Planning is in the process of liquidation, a decision made by parent company Sequoia Financial Group four years after it was acquired. Libertas' operations and customers will transfer to Interprac Financial Planning and Sequoia ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... been closed to new members for some time. The other trustee to have failures in this cohort was The Bendigo Superannuation Plan which had its Bendigo Growth Wholesale Fund and Bendigo High Growth Wholesale Fund fail. Turning to non-platform trustee-directed ...

Climate change to create 'portfolio manager 2.0':Robeco

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
As the environmental landscape changes and the convergence of climate change and natural loss spark reactions from policymakers, portfolio managers and investors must transform their skill sets. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Super funds taking on the climate crisis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... management by developing a comprehensive climate change roadmap. The roadmap, which recently concluded its initial three-year plan, outlines six key measures and over 40 initiatives aimed at responsible investing. Notably, Rest is setting its sights ...